{"id":3423,"date":"2022-08-01T14:43:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=3423"},"modified":"2026-08-15T20:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:44:18","slug":"1-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=3423","title":{"rendered":"1\/8 &#8211; Room Change, Wristbands, Suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Move out day, or at least room change day.<br>I packed up my minimal stuff, expecting to be stashing it for a few hours until the next reservation&#8217;s check-in started, but at the desk they offered to let stay in the previous room. Seems like the desk person was wrong when I first checked in, or maybe didn&#8217;t know?<br>Anyway, according to the Marriott app the next room was WAY better, so I declined staying in the room I&#8217;d already left; they had one of the other\/better ones free, so I was roomless for maybe 10 minutes?<br>New room is on the 31st floor, with executive lounge access &#x1f601;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_105417_520-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133242-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_133331-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Went to TJ Maxx for a suitcase for operation &#8220;Bring Back All The Swag&#8221;. Probably looked like an idiot adding up the dimensions to get the biggest case which would still be within the boundaries of checked luggage, but got the job done.<br \/>I kind of understand why those 4 wheel cases are so popular; they&#8217;re pretty fun to push across the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_20220801_1237388815912701595488745-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tom came down around midday, so we wandered around, got our &#8220;I&#8217;ve been vaccinated&#8221; wristbands, and just generally hung out for the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201-521x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201-521x1024.jpeg 521w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201-152x300.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201-76x150.jpeg 76w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201-768x1511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201-781x1536.jpeg 781w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201-254x500.jpeg 254w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/received_772677597494201.jpeg 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The con is coming together; gaming halls look done, the exhibit hall is a maze of booth setup &amp; stuff for the booths, and the new official Gen Con Swag store was coming together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175037-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_175539-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_185726-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_211259-1-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Move out day, or at least room change day.I packed up my minimal stuff, expecting to be stashing it for a few hours until the next reservation&#8217;s check-in started, but at the desk they offered to let stay in the previous room. Seems like the desk person was wrong when I first checked in, or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gencon2022"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3O6N9-Td","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220801_134337_751-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3492,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423\/revisions\/3492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}